What do I need to know?

What do I need to know?

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Original Poster:

10,922 posts

225 months

Saturday 17th October 2009
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Am I mad for really fancying one of these?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2009...

dan_swin

224 posts

229 months

Saturday 17th October 2009
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Get it! Then we can start a Swindon Triumph club! haha I did look at getting a Dolly before getting my Spit but decided it wasn't worth it unless I could get a Sprint (for the extra performance) but I couldn't afford it frown

davepoth

29,395 posts

206 months

Friday 13th November 2009
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Looks a good'un. The main trouble with the 1850 is in getting the head off, the head is to all intents and purposes identical to the TR7 one and the head studs are angled on one side, which makes it a pig of a job to do.

On the plus side the 1850 has more power and better economy than the 1500. TR7 tuning bits all fit, and with a set of TR7 carbs you can get over 100bhp with no trouble at all. Bits apart from bodywork are easily available, as they are all shared with other Triumphs. It's a nice, well rounded and practical car, capable of cruising at 85 all day on the -cough- autobahn but also really rather good for fun on wet roundabouts.